OS 10.5 - wondering if there was a way to stop OSX from mounting untitled partition at startup

Tofuik · Tofuik #1 (**permalink**)

04-02-2009, 03:01 PM

Everytime I boot into OSX it shows the XP partion mounted along with the OSX. I get tired of seeing the untitled partion just sitting there so I was wondering if there was a way to stop OSX from mounting at startup.

I'm picky about my clean desktops

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #2 (**permalink**)

04-02-2009, 03:34 PM

I'm not sure about keeping it from mounting on startup, but there's probably a way to make an Automator script to unmount it. Just make the script, save it as an app, run it on startup.

I didn't care for my Windows partition showing either, so what I did was simply name the partition as .WindowsXP (note the . in front of the name). And voila! The partition is hidden!

Lordedmond · Lordedmond #3 (**permalink**)

04-03-2009, 05:31 AM

Finder /preferences

look at first pane uncheck all the drives disk's , whala no messy desk top

they still show in finder

Santino · Santino #4 (**permalink**)

04-03-2009, 09:14 AM

It bothers you the fact that there's an extra partition sitting on your desktop, or the fact that its named "Untitled"?.

Tofuik · Tofuik #5 (**permalink**)

04-03-2009, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Santino

It bothers you the fact that there's an extra partition sitting on your desktop, or the fact that its named "Untitled"?.

both, I rarely touch the XP partion while in osx

cwa107 · cwa107 #6 (**permalink**)

04-03-2009, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tofuik

both, I rarely touch the XP partion while in osx

If you boot into XP, you can rename the partition to whatever you like in Windows Explorer.

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Member Since: Sep 30, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 5,787 Mac Specs: iMac i3 (mid-2010) + OS 10.8; TV 2; iPhone 4S; iPad 1	04-02-2009, 03:34 PM I'm not sure about keeping it from mounting on startup, but there's probably a way to make an Automator script to unmount it. Just make the script, save it as an app, run it on startup. I didn't care for my Windows partition showing either, so what I did was simply name the partition as .WindowsXP (note the . in front of the name). And voila! The partition is hidden! Standing request for all troubleshooting: Please provide your Mac model/year and OS version. Also advise us if you have used or installed any antivirus, security, or "cleaning" software on your Mac. If you have installed MacKeeper in particular, you are hereby advised to uninstall it. --------- If all else fails to fix your problem, read this tip.
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Santino #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2008 Location: Argentina Posts: 224	04-03-2009, 09:14 AM It bothers you the fact that there's an extra partition sitting on your desktop, or the fact that its named "Untitled"?. Intel iMac 24" 2.8Ghz / 4gb PowerBook G4 12" 1.33Ghz / 1.25gb 2Gb Black iPod Nano 1G Canon 30D, recently inherited!
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Member Since: Oct 10, 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 60 Mac Specs: MBP 2.4, 4GB RAM, 320GB HD @7200// iBook G3 300MHZ!, 512MB RAM!, 40GB HD!	04-02-2009, 03:01 PM Everytime I boot into OSX it shows the XP partion mounted along with the OSX. I get tired of seeing the untitled partion just sitting there so I was wondering if there was a way to stop OSX from mounting at startup. I'm picky about my clean desktops
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